Definition of valedictorian
: the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises
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Examples of valedictorian in a Sentence
She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.
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Barschow was a career Navy officer who was valedictorian of his class in Bay Village, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard.
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Peter Butera, the Pennsylvania high school valedictorian who had his microphone cut off when his graduation speech turned critical of school administrators, finally got a chance to finish his thoughts.
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CHICAGO -- A Chicago teenager who was struck years ago by a stray bullet during gang crossfire has accomplished one of his proudest achievements: graduating as class valedictorian.
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The valedictorian of this year’s class is Abby Yoh and she will be attending Wheaton College.
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This year, one school in Tennessee had 48 valedictorians.
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Its highly ranked Central Magnet School had 48 valedictorians this year, about a quarter of its graduating class.
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More than two dozen seniors at an Indianapolis high school, including the class valedictorian, were banned from graduation ceremonies after a senior prank gone wrong caused significant damage to the school’s campus, school officials say.
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Across the country, approximately 70 percent of high school valedictorians are women.
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VALEDICTORIAN Defined for English Language Learners
valedictorian
playDefinition of valedictorian for English Language Learners
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: the student who has the highest grades in a graduating class and who gives a speech at graduation ceremonies
VALEDICTORIAN Defined for Kids
valedictorian
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: a student usually of the highest standing in a class who gives the farewell speech at the graduation ceremonies
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